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Is now the time national journalists wake up to the scandal happening within Welsh #cancer services? Or is it ok for #Wales #patients to have sub standard access to treatment compared to English counterpart? Shaun Lintern Alastair McLellan Hugh Pym Guy Adams richard horton #health

As Jeremy Miles highlights lack of leadership in #cancer service, is Tom Crosby's position as Clinical Lead for Rhwydwaith Canser | Cancer Network now untenable? Close scrutiny also needed of past health ministers that have enabled this catastrophe to continue. Audit Wales / Archwilio Cymru southwalesargus.co.uk/news/24862002.…

Audit Wales has revealed that it is investigating concerns relating to the project to build a £1bn cancer hospital serving south Wales ✍️Martin Shipton wp.me/p8Mk4U-UCv

Nation.Cymru Martin Shipton WHEN Will Audit Wales / Archwilio Cymru Report On Probity of £1 Billion Contract for Velindre Cancer Service Be Published ? #Sacyr Aberdeen’s #Cancer AND #Maternity Centres Costs Only £261 Million  Jeremy Miles Eluned Morgan Adrian Crompton Mabon ap Gwynfor AS 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Rhun ap Iorwerth  aberdeenlive.news/news/aberdeen-…

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Mark Drakeford 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Judith Paget CEO Wales Cancer Alliance Welsh Government Health and Social Care Velindre University NHS Trust Rhwydwaith Canser | Cancer Network David Donegan Welsh Treasury Wales Governance Centre Welsh NHS Confederation Jo Stevens Stephen Kinnock Chris Bryant Senedd PAC Health and Social Care Committee Russell George MS Mark Isherwood MS Adam Price 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏳️‍🌈 Audit Wales / Archwilio Cymru Report On Probity of £1 Billion Contract for Velindre Cancer Service Must Review Political Oversight Jeremy Miles Eluned Morgan Adrian Crompton Wales Governance Centre Jo Stevens Keir Starmer Mabon ap Gwynfor AS 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Rhun ap Iorwerth Nation.Cymru BBC Wales Politics Will Hayward

Schools 'astronomical' repair bills as 25-year PFI contract heads into meltdown! ⁦Welsh Government⁩ dress-up PFI as MIM’s- how confident are WG that new ⁦Velindre Cancer Service⁩ won’t succumb to same shortfall? ⁦Save the Northern Meadows 🍃💚🍃⁩ ⁦Martin Shipton⁩ bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

🚨NEW VELINDRE CANCER CENTRE🚨 It would be wrong to call this one an exposé. However, the wrong things have been the focus of attention. Clinicians’ concerns, fraud and financial irregularities have played second fiddle to a planning dispute. Here, we put that right.🧵 (1/9)

Coverage of this story initially focused on local opposition to building the centre on the “Northern Meadows” site in Cardiff, which will result in the loss of green space. We make no comment on this planning dispute. But the focus on it is regrettable. (2/9)

The new centre will serve people across the whole of South Wales. We all, rightly, want better cancer services. Framing the debate as a planning dispute means anyone not living in the immediate locality is instinctively likely to support the plans. (3/9)

When we deliver cancer services, it’s important we get them right. 160 clinicians and cancer specialists voiced serious warnings about the proposals. Indeed, we took this up at the request of former Vice President of the Royal College of Radiologists, Richard Fitzgerald 💙 🦀. (4/9)

Specialists say the new centre should be located within a major hospital. This would have the advantage of providing patients with immediate access to emergency and intensive care services. This won’t be available at the standalone centre. (5/9)

Clinicians say the centre won’t deliver the best patient care and is potentially unsafe. So why were they ignored? We don’t know for sure. They made their views clear to Senedd members, so it’s strange they were batted away. But there’s an added element to this story … (6/9)

The contract to build the centre went to a consortium including Sacyr Construction, a company guilty of serious fraud offences. It was fined in 2022, BEFORE the contract was awarded. Under the £800m contract, Sacyr’s consortium will run the cancer centre for 25 years. (7/9)

The public will rightly be concerned how and why a company with this history of fraud got the contract. What’s more, costs to build the project have already ballooned by £300million. Clinicians warned the plans were unsuitable. It all just doesn’t pass the smell test. (8/9)

Audit Wales is investigating. They will examine financing and procurement, and “whether there has been a sound basis for key decisions.” It’s due to report in the summer. We’ll keep a close eye on it. Cancer services are too important to get wrong. (9/9)

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Over 30 campaigns by locals to save green spaces and trees in Cardiff 👇🏼 Welsh Labour has lost its way on looking after nature 🤷‍♀️ Climate Cymru Anthony Slaughter Cardiff, Vale, and Valleys Green Party Cardiff Civic Society Rhys Taylor Jeremy Sparkes Rodney Berman Kiera Marshall Heledd Fychan AS/ MS 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Delyth Jewell AS / MS

Clueless Huw Thomas Cardiff Council putting profit above 🌍🌳🕊️🐝🌻people’s wellbeing! No doubt they will get free tickets 😡 Save the Northern Meadows 🍃💚🍃 Save Maindy Velodrome! YGC Rebel Mams Friends of Hailey Park | Cyfeillion Parc Hailey itv.com/watch/news/lar…